Senior database administrator (SQL) - Ruddington, United Kingdom - Experian

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Ruddington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Who are Experian?
We are the world's leading global information services company.

During life's big moments - from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers - we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence.

We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organisations to prevent identity fraud and crime.


We have 20,000 people operating across 44 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people, and innovation to help all our clients maximise every opportunity.

We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.


Our approach to flexible working


We care about work that works, whether that's about where you work or adjusting your hours to fit better with your life.

Our flexible working practices, including our hybrid working model where you can split your working time between the office and your home, support our belief that this balance brings long-lasting benefits for our business as well as ensuring that our people can balance successful careers with their commitments and interests outside of work.

So that you can love where you work, please discuss what works for you with your recruiter during the hiring process.


Accepting you, for you.


We want you to feel accepted for who you are and to feel safe, valued and to help us build a culture of true belonging.

Experian is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we take affirmative action to create a more inclusive and equitable world of work.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, Veteran status or whether you're pregnant or on family leave.


Job Description:

You will be working with & supporting 3rd party operational support teams while working within Agile delivery teams.

The role will be predominantly limited to normal office working hours, with some ad-hoc out of hours support due to major incident escalation.


The primary focus of the role will be to support and work with the Senior Database Manager to design, implement and set-up governance frameworks for database standardisation and automation for all UKI SQL databases.


Database Deployment Design:

  • Develop standard SQL database deployment patterns including where appropriate:
  • Automated Capacity Management
  • Integrated Monitoring and Alerting
  • Infrastructure configuration
  • Virtual and physical deployments
  • Disaster Recovery
  • High availability
  • Backup

Database Operations:

  • Develop and Service Improvement Plans
  • Creation, maintenance and troubleshooting of Clusters
  • Installation of Database product
  • Database backup and restoration
  • Ensure database product patches up to date

Qualifications:


Experience:


  • Proven SQL Server database administration to 201
  • Strong database management experience
  • Advanced level System Database Experience
  • SQL Server Back Up, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, deployment experience
  • Knowledge of Agile delivery
  • Experience of dealing with business stakeholders, testers and external clients
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Identify and implement technological and process improvements
  • Excellent problem solving
  • Collaborative team player

Desirable:

  • Additional Knowledge of MongoDB / MySQL / ORACLE / Postgres
Additional Information

Why choose us?


Our colleagues' health and wellbeing are a top priority for us, that's why our reward, benefits and wellbeing programmes are designed so you can come to work feeling your very best self.

Our benefits focus on health, money, and lifestyle so you can tailor your benefits to your own personal needs. Whether it's your physical and mental wellness, getting to work or preparing for the next big milestone in your life, we have a range of flexible options to have you covered

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